[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 134 (Friday, July 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 38558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13589]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Forest Inventory and Analysis RPA Assessment Review Tables

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and 
organizations on the draft tables for the 2007 RPA Forest Resources of 
the United States. These tables will be the basis for analysis of 
status and trends in the nation's forests and includes data for 1953, 
1977, 1987, 1997, and 2007.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before September 11, 
2007 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: The draft review tables are available in pdf format at: 
http://fia.fs.fed.us. Comments concerning this notice should be 
addressed to Dr. Richard Guldin, Director, Quantitative Sciences 
Staff--Forest Service, Mail Stop 1119, Washington, DC 20090-6090. 
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 703-605-5131 or by e-
mail to: [email protected].
    The public may inspect comments received at 1601 N. Kent Street, 
Arlington, VA, Suite 4110, between regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. 
and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visitors are encouraged to call 
ahead to 703-605-4177 to facilitate entry to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W. Brad Smith, Quantitative Sciences 
Staff by phone at 703-605-4177 or by e-mail to: [email protected]. 
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four 
hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through its Research organization, the 
Forest Service conducts continuous Statewide inventories of the 
Nation's forest resources to ascertain trends in the extent, condition, 
ownership, quantity, and quality of the forest resources in compliance 
with Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1600, 1641-1648). This information is collected by the Forest 
Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program and forest statistics and 
subsequent analyses are released as State, Regional, and National 
reports and are based on data collected at sample locations on all land 
ownerships across the United States. Every 5 years, the FIA program 
compiles a summary of this data into standard tables as part of the RPA 
Assessment' Forest Resources of the United States report.

    Dated: July 9, 2007.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Deputy Chief for Research & Development.
 [FR Doc. E7-13589 Filed 7-12-07; 8:45 am]
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